Which of the Following Statements Is True of Children's Self-Esteem

question 127

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of children's self-esteem?

• A) Children have the highest self-esteem when they perform competently in domains that are important to them.
• B) Self-esteem decreases when children face a problem and try to cope with it.
• C) Self-esteem increases when children avoid a problem.
• D) The straightforward teaching of real skills to children often results in decreased achievement and, thus, in diminished self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, an unconditioned stimulus is something that naturally and automatically triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Response

A spontaneous, innate response to a stimulus that happens without any previous conditioning or learning.